| There are many historical places to visit locally
including, Culloden, Cawdor
Castle, Brodie
Castle and of course, Loch
Ness where you will find a variety of things to do, a great
favourite with our self catering visitors particularly families
is to take a tour
or cruise on Loch Ness We can source river and Loch Fishing
locally if required, and even Pony Trekking.
The Cairngorms are 45 minutes away, which is ideal for any skiing
break and in the same area is the Whisky
Trail for all the Speyside distilleries. or why not check
out some authentic Highland music with Scottish
Showtime
For more things to see and do, why not Ask
Archie
or try visiting the website of Cats whiskers Speciality
Tours of Scotland
GOLF INFORMATION
Our location is ideally suited for golfing holidays with a large
number of courses within easy travelling distance. The Nairn West
Course was the venue for the 1999 Walker Cup and Royal Dornoch
is another championship course.
We have a full list of all the courses available (with Web Sites
for the majority) and can assist you in arranging tea times if
required. Check out www.uk-golfguide.com
for more details of Golfing in the area.
WALKERS INFORMATION
Nearest shops.
The Inshes Retail Park is located 3 miles from Blackpark farm entrance
towards Inverness, this incorporates a Tesco supermarket, which is open
on a 24 hours basis excluding Sunday night.The petrol station
is open on a 24-hour basis at the same venue.
Eating Out.
If you require any guidance on places to eat on your way back from
a days walking, we can advise you of the best local options.
Information about a number of restaurants can also be found in our information pack in the cottages.
A helpful Web Site for walking information is www.walkingworld.com
CYCLE INFORMATION
There are a number of shops where you can hire bicycles locally.
Highland Cycles, Tel 01463 234789
Open 8.30am-5.30pm
Bikes of Inverness, Tel 01463 225965 or sales@bikesofinverness.co.uk
Rothiemurchus Visitor Centre, near Aviemore
Tel 01479 810787
LOCAL WEATHER INFORMATION
Radio.
Moray Firth Radio. 97.4 F.M.
This station is the local radio station and covers the North of
Scotland and into parts of Aberdeenshire.
BBC Radio Scotland. 94.0 FM
This station covers all of Scotland is a good source of information
for roads and weather.
Television.
BBC 1 and ITV have local weather bulletins following the main
News.
Internet
If you require any specific weather information during your
stay please let us know at the farmhouse and we will provide you
with the most up to date online information.
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